There are a lot of great games out there. Want to play a lot of them? On The Short Game, we celebrate great game storytelling and craft, in games that you can play in an afternoon or three. From brief but brilliant indie games to thrilling but manageable triple-A games, the games we cover make no claim to "epic" length; instead they have epic quality.

Now back to our regular scheduled programming. We don’t have to tell you that Civil War has just been released upon the world – according to box office stats, you’ve found out. Maybe twice already. People have been ranting and raving about the film, but none of those people are Marvel (now full) Marian! We talk about the epic fued between our A ...…

The gang is back and hitting it extra hard for Sams birthday show. Keith brings in a bunch of old Sam clips that haven't been aired in years. this includes the Epic FU Ern rant that will surely make all of you Ern haters happy. Call the comment line at (206) 309-7308. Thanks for listening.

What will gaming on-the-go look like in the coming years? Will our daily routines be made into games, will the places we visit become virtual worlds we can play in, will we each have our own personal holodecks? Let us know what you think and see if you can find the game within this video! Show Links: JoyStick-It / Thinkgeek, The Fun Theory, The ...…

What will gaming on-the-go look like in the coming years? Will our daily routines be made into games, will the places we visit become virtual worlds we can play in, will we each have our own personal holodecks? Let us know what you think and see if you can find the game within this video! Show Links: JoyStick-It / Thinkgeek, The Fun Theory, The ...…

Rock out the holidays in the way only the Internet can - with crazy videos. From the year's most viral video, to new mashups for the holiday season, go on and get your freaky yuletide freak on! May the FU be with you! xo Show Links: Bed Intruder, Trololo, A Christmas Trololo, Bed Intruder Cover: Vektor Music, The Original NC A&T Bed Intruder So ...…

Rock out the holidays in the way only the Internet can - with crazy videos. From the year's most viral video, to new mashups for the holiday season, go on and get your freaky yuletide freak on! May the FU be with you! xo Show Links: Bed Intruder, Trololo, A Christmas Trololo, Bed Intruder Cover: Vektor Music, The Original NC A&T Bed Intruder So ...…

We hunt down some casual web games for the non gamer. So if you've been banned from playing video games, or know yourself a little too well to enter that land of no return, this one's is for you! Show Links: Wallace and Gromit Games, ImmorTall, Elude, Home Sheep Home, Closure Credits Music Video: Everything Everything - Photoshop Handsome Discu ...…

We hunt down some casual web games for the non gamer. So if you've been banned from playing video games, or know yourself a little too well to enter that land of no return, this one's is for you! Show Links: Wallace and Gromit Games, ImmorTall, Elude, Home Sheep Home, Closure Credits Music Video: Everything Everything - Photoshop Handsome Discu ...…

Sometimes we all need a little motivation to get going. In this episode, we run down the top ten sites that get us off our rear and get us inspired to do something amazing. Show Links: Go Animate, Pogo, Stereomood, Live Mocha, Save the Words, Air BnB, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Museum of Online Museums, TED Credits Music Video: Pogo - ...…

Sometimes we all need a little motivation to get going. In this episode, we run down the top ten sites that get us off our rear and get us inspired to do something amazing. Show Links: Go Animate, Pogo, Stereomood, Live Mocha, Save the Words, Air BnB, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Museum of Online Museums, TED Credits Music Video: Pogo - ...…

Recently I saw a post on Twitter by @Zadi how she was trying out something called vYou. Basically you can ask people questions via text and they record a video response that you can play back. It’s pretty cool. Anyone can join and ask questions, or post your own video responses to questions asked of you. If you look around you’ll see the shirt ...…

What makes music pop on the web? Right now there are several contenders for the champion title in Internet music land. It may be the warped sound of autotune, or Nerdcore's geeky rhymes, maybe 8-bit instrumentals is King, or perhaps it's an unexpected and peculiar throwback to the early 80's. You decide! Show Links: T-Pain iPhone App, DIY Garag ...…

What makes music pop on the web? Right now there are several contenders for the champion title in Internet music land. It may be the warped sound of autotune, or Nerdcore's geeky rhymes, maybe 8-bit instrumentals is King, or perhaps it's an unexpected and peculiar throwback to the early 80's. You decide! Show Links: T-Pain iPhone App, DIY Garag ...…

Get ready for some quick and fun web games that will help you pass the time... or at least waste it. Test your hand/eye coordination, level up, travel through time, or make your own game! Show Links: The eyeballing game, Typeracer, Google Image Labeler, Games for the Brain, Continuity, Sand Game, YouTube Time Machine, Flixel Credits Music Video ...…

Get ready for some quick and fun web games that will help you pass the time... or at least waste it. Test your hand/eye coordination, level up, travel through time, or make your own game! Show Links: The eyeballing game, Typeracer, Google Image Labeler, Games for the Brain, Continuity, Sand Game, YouTube Time Machine, Flixel Credits Music Video ...…

The rivalry between Kanye West and 50Cent now extends to Twitter. Who wins? We also highlight music services that help you find tunes on the web. Some you know, some you don't. And then there's iTunes Ping. Is it a pass or is it a fail? Show Links: 50Cent Twitter, Kanye West Twitter, Kanye West Blog, Jay Smooth, Arcade Fire - The Wilderness Dow ...…

The rivalry between Kanye West and 50Cent now extends to Twitter. Who wins? We also highlight music services that help you find tunes on the web. Some you know, some you don't. And then there's iTunes Ping. Is it a pass or is it a fail? Show Links: 50Cent Twitter, Kanye West Twitter, Kanye West Blog, Jay Smooth, Arcade Fire - The Wilderness Dow ...…

We travel the web and highlight some of the most creative projects and people on the Internet. From web apps that let you create your own fonts, to interactive music videos, to remakes of classic films, strengthen your creative muscle and get inspired! FU of the Week: Star Wars Uncut, The Footloose Remake Discussion: What are some cool, creativ ...…

We travel the web and highlight some of the most creative projects and people on the Internet. From web apps that let you create your own fonts, to interactive music videos, to remakes of classic films, strengthen your creative muscle and get inspired! FU of the Week: Star Wars Uncut, The Footloose Remake Discussion: What are some cool, creativ ...…

Explore your city, make something with your hands, map your experiences, or sit back and listening to some new tunes! Check out some tech and websites that will help you make the most of your summer before it's over. How are you spending the end of your summer? Let us know in the comments or tweet us at @epicfu! FU of the Week: Eric Fischer's T ...…

Explore your city, make something with your hands, map your experiences, or sit back and listening to some new tunes! Check out some tech and websites that will help you make the most of your summer before it's over. How are you spending the end of your summer? Let us know in the comments or tweet us at @epicfu! FU of the Week: Eric Fischer's T ...…

We show you five simple steps to keeping your online privacy in check. From passwords to location tracking to cookies, we'll give you the skinny on the simple things you may be overlooking in order to keep your privacy on the web. Discussion: What happens when social space moves beyond physical boundaries? Do we end up overcompensating and over ...…

We show you five simple steps to keeping your online privacy in check. From passwords to location tracking to cookies, we'll give you the skinny on the simple things you may be overlooking in order to keep your privacy on the web. Discussion: What happens when social space moves beyond physical boundaries? Do we end up overcompensating and over ...…

We give you five simple steps to finding and building your own online community. From finding your passion to engaging with an audience, we give you a 101 primer on how its done and point you to the web communities that can get you started. (Community) Fu of the Week: Deviant Art, Behance, HumbleVoice, Flickr, Vimeo, Shooting People, GoodReads, ...…

We give you five simple steps to finding and building your own online community. From finding your passion to engaging with an audience, we give you a 101 primer on how its done and point you to the web communities that can get you started. (Community) Fu of the Week: Deviant Art, Behance, HumbleVoice, Flickr, Vimeo, Shooting People, GoodReads, ...…

It's 7 simple steps to building your online identity, from the planning stages to your public internet presence. We show you how to construct an ID that will last in the constantly changing social web and examples of who's doing it right! Fu of the Week: Ze Frank, iJustine (Justine Ezarik), Chris Brogan Music Video Spotlight: Columbus - Love Ma ...…

It's 7 simple steps to building your online identity, from the planning stages to your public internet presence. We show you how to construct an ID that will last in the constantly changing social web and examples of who's doing it right! Fu of the Week: Ze Frank, iJustine (Justine Ezarik), Chris Brogan Music Video Spotlight: Columbus - Love Ma ...…

It's another great evening with independent content creators in downtown Los Angeles. This episode we hang out with Kim Evey, producer of The Guild, Sean Becker, director of The Guild, and Jenni Powell, production maven and associate editor of Tubefilter, along with regulars Chris McCaleb of Big Fantastic, and Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf of Epic ...…

We're finally set up in our spanking new studio in downtown LA! We recently had an awesome conversation with rock music legend Patti Smith to talk about the documentary shot about her life over 11 years. Plus, we have a free Patti Smith book giveaway! Patti Smith: Dream of Life - Official site, PBS POV site about the film, Our full PBS intervie ...…

We're finally set up in our spanking new studio in downtown LA! We recently had an awesome conversation with rock music legend Patti Smith to talk about the documentary shot about her life over 11 years. Plus, we have a free Patti Smith book giveaway! Patti Smith: Dream of Life - Official site, PBS POV site about the film, Our full PBS intervie ...…

In case you've been under a rock, it's a 3D world. In this edition of Epic Fu Film, we talk about people who prefer 3D movies to reality, look at YouTube's foray into 3D, and see an amazing 3D video projection project! Film Fu of the Week: UrbanScreen's 555 Kubik Facade Projection Short Film Spotlight: Re-entry by Tim Maupin - a 3D short thesis ...…

In case you've been under a rock, it's a 3D world. In this edition of Epic Fu Film, we talk about people who prefer 3D movies to reality, look at YouTube's foray into 3D, and see an amazing 3D video projection project! Film Fu of the Week: UrbanScreen's 555 Kubik Facade Projection Short Film Spotlight: Re-entry by Tim Maupin - a 3D short thesis ...…

It's the first Epic Fu Music, and just in time! We take a look at the efforts musicians are making to help Haiti, a project pairing street musicians with pop songs, and hear about the songs and albums that changed your life. Music Fu of the Week: The Sixty One - their new visual music discovery site is amazing Music Video Spotlight: Jam Session ...…

It's the first Epic Fu Music, and just in time! We take a look at the efforts musicians are making to help Haiti, a project pairing street musicians with pop songs, and hear about the songs and albums that changed your life. Music Fu of the Week: The Sixty One - their new visual music discovery site is amazing Music Video Spotlight: Jam Session ...…

We're back with a new season! Today it's our first Epic Fu Film and we are urging Conan O'Brien to take his orange coiffure to the web! Plus we look at film fights, recreated memories, the shortest of shorts, and a one man film studio! It's Epic Fu Film! Film Fu of the Week: Alex Roman and his film The Third & The Seventh Short Film Spotlight: ...…

We're back with a new season! Today it's our first Epic Fu Film and we are urging Conan O'Brien to take his orange coiffure to the web! Plus we look at film fights, recreated memories, the shortest of shorts, and a one man film studio! It's Epic Fu Film! Film Fu of the Week: Alex Roman and his film The Third & The Seventh Short Film Spotlight: ...…

It's been ages but we're coming back better than ever!!! We'll be posting behind-the-scenes videos leading up to the Jan 21 relaunch for Season 6. If you're in LA, come party with us on Jan 21st -- free drinks all night! Click the "links" tab for all the links! Big thanks to HP and Intel for sponsoring the relaunch!!! Come to our relaunch party ...…

It's been ages but we're coming back better than ever!!! We'll be posting behind-the-scenes videos leading up to the Jan 21 relaunch for Season 6. If you're in LA, come party with us on Jan 21st -- free drinks all night! Click the "links" tab for all the links! Big thanks to HP and Intel for sponsoring the relaunch!!! Come to our relaunch party ...…

It's time for Epic Fu to change! This is the first of several transmissions documenting our transition into an open source web culture show. New website and new tools under construction! More to come! MIX, Epic Fu on Twitter EPIC FU T-Shirts! International Shipping Available!By epicfu@gmail.com (Smashface Productions, LLC).

It's time for Epic Fu to change! This is the first of several transmissions documenting our transition into an open source web culture show. New website and new tools under construction! More to come! MIX, Epic Fu on Twitter EPIC FU T-Shirts! International Shipping Available!By epicfu@gmail.com (Smashface).

This week we find out what it takes to create an awesome blog with Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin! We have our moonwalk contest winner, an awesome free mp3, heads in freezers, and an artist who painted his face every day for a year. Plus, an awesome music video directed by Eric Wareheim! FU of the Week: Xeni Jardin - Boing Boing, Boing Boing video, ...…

This week we find out what it takes to create an awesome blog with Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin! We have our moonwalk contest winner, an awesome free mp3, heads in freezers, and an artist who painted his face every day for a year. Plus, an awesome music video directed by Eric Wareheim! FU of the Week: Xeni Jardin - Boing Boing, Boing Boing video, ...…

Join Maria as she speaks with Amy Ozton, founder of, www.selfishmom.com, www.filminginbrooklyn.com andMaggie Macaulay, MS Ed, President, Whole Hearted Parenting, Director, RCB South Florida, Executive Director, The Best You Can Be Foundation - Parenting Conference - The Best You Can Be Foundation and Redirecting Children’sBehavior of South Flor ...…